amongst the rankings of tour benefits rates high the opportunity to see firsthand the effect of music on individuals in isolated communities; respect due to all those whose paths we’ve crossed over the past 2 weeks, from dedicated fans to dedicated artists. thank you to all the folks who’ve put in work gettin’ the [...]
america’s last monarch, RIP
i subscribe to Harper’s because it’s the perfect pooping companion. to all my folks who spend inordinate amounts of time droppin’ science (PHATLIP, i SEE you!) i do highly recommend you befriend a neighborhood middle-schooler and thumb diligently through his fund-drive catalog this fall – a good magazine is essential to a satisfactory bowel [...]
size matters.
who needs a major when you’re rollin’ with the biggest label evar?!?
these folks hit me about participating in their campaign to draw attention to the Invisible Children Rescue Mission and i obliged. i submit a track to their enormous compilation; all you have to do to DL the cut is register with the site, find [...]
lyrics to go (part 7 of 7, finally) “black patch war”
“There ain’t a thrill in the world to compare with building a business and watching it grow before your eyes.”
- James B. Duke
yeah, i guess it has been a minute. no excuses and no apologies, let’s just keep it movin…
buried in this shallow and forgotten grave of previous entries you can find a most interesting [...]
lyrics to go (part 6 of 7) “trouble is”
It contributes greatly towards a man’s moral and intellectual health, to be brought into habits of companionship with individuals unlike himself, who care little for his pursuits, and whose sphere and abilities he must go out of himself to appreciate. – nathaniel hawthorne
just this week, i’ve had the tremendous pleasure of reviewing the final cut [...]
lyrics to go (part 5 of 7) “bonanza”
easily the most slept-on cut from the BPW EP, hell maybe even the whole CM repertoire. not that i’m complaining, i’d much prefer my favorites to be safeguarded from the knee-jerk criticisms cordially invited by the “connect fornomenon” of myspace profile themes and heavy rotation on KEXP. it took some time to [...]
lyrics to go (part 4 of 7) “red leaves”
“The Lord did not make me impossible of error. All I’ve had to
offer you is the total dedication in serving you as best I know
how. And I’ve always leveled with you, and always will, knowing
full well that everyone will not agree with me.”
Jesse Helms, campaign debate, News & Observer, July 30, 1984
“they’re speakin’ through me [...]
lyrics to go (part 3 of 7) “oldham era”
I’m a product of my environment
Things that occur
Events take place
That will wipe the smile
Right off your face!
Not my fault, but then again
Schools and teachers were never my freinds
I don’t need an education
I just need a new vocation!
Freeway traffic smog
Movie theatres
Lines of people, beliefs
What the hell am i supposed to think?
“been left of center ever [...]
lyrics to go (part 2 of 7) “watership down”
…I said to myself, ‘I do believe in God.’ But I have the right to protest against His ways. I have the right to be angry. And so, I do it a lot, very often, and I wouldn’t change a word of my discourse to God, my appeals to God, against God. [...]
lyrics to go (part 1 of 7) “his eminence”
hella folks been askin’ me about lyrics and liner notes for the EP. my plan, initially, was to incorporate them into the newly redesigned website; a plan that was first drawn up for tobacco road, and somewhat kinda sorta put on hold when the idea of an interim project started gaining momentum.
Now that black [...]
